Center For Food Action – Non Profit in New Jersey

Weekend Snack Pack Program

Hunger Doesn't Wait for the Bell!

Hunger Hurts

Many children who receive free or reduced-price school meals are left without adequate nutrition when school is not in session. CFA’s Weekend Snack Pack Program (WSPP) is designed to fill this gap by providing healthy, kid-friendly, and easy to prepare snack foods to children at risk of hunger.
The concept of a snack pack program originated years ago when a school nurse noticed that some students were arriving at school on Monday mornings with headaches, dizziness, stomach aches and fatigue. She realized that these were the same students who were receiving free or reduced lunches. The nurse reached out to a local food pantry to organize a way to provide these students with nutritious weekend snacks.

Throughout the school year, CFA delivers snack packs to local schools and organizations, where they are discreetly distributed to children facing food insecurity. Each pack includes an informational card about CFA, offering vital resources and connecting families to our six pantries. In addition to providing extra food, this outreach helps bridge the gap for families in need. Research shows that children experiencing hunger face significant challenges early in life. Our WSPP aims to break this cycle and offer families hope for a brighter future

Interested in supporting this important program?

The Weekend Snack Pack Program is entirely self-funded. Your gift of $75.00 funds ten snack packs. The more packs we make, the more children we help.

To learn more, download your copy of The Weekend Snack Pack Program brochure

Ways to help:

Set a date with CFA to host a Snack Pack Event. With a minimum order of 500 snack packs, CFA will provide everything you need, deliver the items, organize your event and pick up the finished packs to distribute to our participating schools. Each pack is priced at $7.50.

Packing Events for Groups and Organizations

CFA offers a Do-It-Yourself WSPP Kit for groups and organizations. Simply tell us how many packs your group will fund and assemble, and CFA will provide you with guidance to host your Weekend Snack Pack event.

Kindly email Lori Oliff at lorioliff@cfanj.org or call 201-569-1804×16 to schedule your next WSPP Event.

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